Article carrier



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' H. V. CHANDLER ARTICLE CARRIER Filed July 23, 1927 L 47NVENT0R.HK'fiazzJlar T RNEY.

Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

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V. CHANDLER; OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS.

ARTICLE CARRIER.

Application filed July 23, 1927. Serial No. 208,022.

This invention relates to an article car rier adapted to be used uponthe top of an automobile machine and it consists in the novel featureshereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a carrier in the form of anattachment which to the sides of adjacent rods of the top struc-,

ture, said strip members having oppositely disposed hooks.

hooks. The said straps are folded upon themselves and are connected. atthe fold lines by means of springs with hooks upon one strip and thesaid straps are provided'at their ends with loops and buckles adapted toengage the hooks upon the other strip member.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan View ofthe article carrier,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the hook member used in the carrienand I Fig. 4is an edge elevation of tl e hook member applied. 3

As illustrated in the accompanying draw ing, the article carriercomprises strip members 1 preferably of metal, adapted to be appliedtothe sides of adjacent top bows 2. The said strip members are providedwith hooks 3. Straps a, of webbing or elastic are provided at one endwith loops 5 which are adapted to engage the hooks 3 and theintermediate portions of the straps are passed through loops 6 to whichare connected the ends of coil springs 7. The outer ends of the springs7 are hooked, as at 8, and the said hooked ends are adapted to beengaged with the hooks 3 carried by the opposite strip member 1.

The free end portion of each strap 4; is connected with a buckle frame 9and the said buckles are especially adapted to be used in conjunctionwith a carrying device of'this character.

The straps are disposed transversely across the sides and between the\Each buckle frame'is formed from a single length of rod 10; one endportion of'the nam 7 I:

being in the iorm of a rectangular figure,

preferably in the form of a square, and as indicated at 11, said figurehaving an open center, as at 12. 10 is extended from one corner of thefigure 1' in the formof an arcuate hook 13 and the :0 end of the saidhook is spaced from the opposite "adjacent corner of the figure 11.

The hook 13 lies in the same plane as that in which the figure 11 lies.The free end portion of the strap 4 is carried under the figure 1 1 andthe end of the strap is extended around the inner sideof the figure 11and is then passed through the open center 12 and extended under theouter side of the figure 11 so that the extremity of the strap liesbetween the outer side of the figure 11 am the intermediate portion ofthe strap 4. .Vhen the strap is so connected with the buckle frame 9,the hook 13 may engage over one of the hooks 3, but while the strap isin engagement with the figure 11 the said hook 3 cannot pass through thespace between the end of the hook 13 and the adjacent corner of thefigure 11. The space between the end of the hook 13 and the adjacentside of the figure 11 is just sullicient to receive the strap 4- whenmoved edgewise across the frame 11 so that the end portion of the strapmay be ed around the inner side of the figure 11 uithouthaving to threadthe extremity of the strap through the hook 13.

'YVhen the parts are connected with each other as hereinbefore describedand the de vice is attached to the'opposed sides of adjacent top bows,light articles may be interposed between the upper and lower portions ofthe straps and carried at the top of the vehicle without danger ofcrushing the articles or distorting the press of garments which may becarried by the attachment.

Having described the invention, what is claimed, is:

1. An article carrier comprising strip mem bers having opposed hooks, astrap connected at one end with one hook, a longitudinally extensiblespring slidably connected with the intermediate portion of the strap andadapted to'be connected with an opposite hook, and a hook frame carriedat the free end of the strap and adapted to be detachably connected withthe first mentioned hook.

2. An article carrier comprising strip mem- (5 The material of the rod 1hers hiwing opposed hooks, a strap member having at one end a loopengaging one of the hooks, a second loop slidably mounted upon theintermediate portion of the strap, a longitudinally extensible springconnected with said second loop and adapted to be connected with anopposite hook, and a hook frame having a rectangular end portionadjustahly connected with the free end of said strap, said hook fra'niehaving a hooked extremity adapted to engage the first mentioned hook.

3. In an article carrier, parallel members having pairs of opposedhooks, a plurahty of flexible loops each secured to a hook of one of themembers and a spring slidebly engaging each loop at one end and havingits pposite end engaged with the hook of the pair which is secured tothe other of the members.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

HARVEY V. CHANDLER;

